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Nicholas Morant fonds
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- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Scope & Content
- The Nicholas Morant fonds consists of Morant's freelance work from his early days with the Winnipeg Free Press to his retirement from the Canadian Pacific Railway in 1981. It is national in scope and also includes some international material. The fonds is comprised of three series: I. Photograp…
- Date Range
- 1892-1995, predominant 1920-1981
- Reference Code
- M300 / S20 / V500
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Album
- Drawing
- Film
- Government record
- Map
- Blueprint
- Negative
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Poster
- Private record
- Recording disc
- Scrapbook
- Sound recording
- Textual record
- Transparency
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M300 / S20 / V500
- Sous-Fonds
- M300 / S20 / V500
- Accession Number
- 122, 182, 1273, 1460, 1612, 1685, 2175, 2265, 2631, 2703, 5117, 7438, 7784, 7672, 7914, 2023.01
- Reference Code
- M300 / S20 / V500
- GMD
- Album
- Drawing
- Film
- Government record
- Map
- Blueprint
- Negative
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Poster
- Private record
- Recording disc
- Scrapbook
- Sound recording
- Textual record
- Transparency
- Responsibility
- Nicholas Morant, Canadian Pacific, various
- Date Range
- 1892-1995, predominant 1920-1981
- Physical Description
- ca.50,775 photographs: ca.23,795 negatives, ca.18,456 transparencies, ca.8524 prints. -- 11 photograph albums. -- 125 sound recordings
- History / Biographical
- Nicholas Everard Morant, 1910-1999, was a professional photographer based at Banff, Alberta, Canada. He was a Canadian commercial photographer of international repute and Canada's premier railway photographer of the 20th century.
- Morant was born at Kamloops, British Columbia, the son of Francis and Mollie Morant. After attending the University School at Victoria, Morant served as Special Photographer to the CPR from 1929 to 1935 and again from 1944 to 1981. From 1935 to 1939, he was a cameraman for the Winnipeg Free Press, and from 1940 to 1944 worked with the Wartime Information Branch of the federal government (later to be known as the National Film Board Stills Division).
- Morant had a prolific career as a freelance commercial, portrait, magazine, landscape and documentary photographer. His work appeared in numerous books and magazines, including Time, Life, Liberty, Saturday Evening Post, (Toronto) Star Weekly, Northern Sportsman, Reader's Digest, Country Guide, The Standard, National Home Monthly, Canadian Photography, Outdoor Canada, National Geographic, the Globe & Mail, Winnipeg Tribune, New York Daily News, and the two Canadian Pacific Railway magazines, The Spanner and Rail News.
- Two wartime images were featured on postage stamps, while three landscape views appeared on Canadian $10, $50 and $100 bills. His images were also used for corporate annual reports, postcards, brochures, calendars and advertisements. From the 1950s to 1980s Morant gave public slide shows of his work, two of the most popular being "A Talk Without Words" and "The World At Your Feet".
- Morant married Ivy May "Willie" Young in 1936 when he was a photographer with the Winnipeg Free Press. Beginning in 1929, and until the end of her life, Morant's travelling and working companion was his wife, "Willie," 1910-1986.
- Scope & Content
- The Nicholas Morant fonds consists of Morant's freelance work from his early days with the Winnipeg Free Press to his retirement from the Canadian Pacific Railway in 1981. It is national in scope and also includes some international material. The fonds is comprised of three series: I. Photography; II. Professional records; III. Personal and family records.
- I. Photography series consists of: A. Negatives and transparencies, B. Transparencies, C. Prints, D. Other photographs. II. Professional records series consists of: A. Working records, B. Career records, C. Topical files. III. Personal and family records series consists of: A. Nick and Willie Morant, B. Nick Morant funeral and memorial, C. Francis and Mollie Morant, D. Collected material
- Notes
- Full summary of sub-sub-series levels: I / A : 1) Darkroom Files [ a) Negative Albums b) Black/White Series I and II c) Colour Series I and II d) Leica Negs ] 2) GD Files I / B : 1) Presentations [ a) Topical Files b) Thematic Files ] 2) General Files 3) Other I / C : 1) Print Files I / D : 1) Exhibition and Display Prints 2) Photographs used by John Garden 3) Other Photographs II / A : 1) Log Books 2) Notebooks II / B : 1) Career Binders [ a) Postcards b) Brochures and Advertising c) clippings and articles d) Calendar Photographs ] 2) Scrapbooks [ a) Content 1933 - 1946 b) Content 1940 - 1980 ] II / C : 1) Numbered / Titled Files [ a) Group A b) Group B c) Group C d) Group D e) Group H f) Group P g) Group R ] 2) Other Topical Files [ a) Railway; i) Timetables ii) Publications iii) Other b) Photography; i) Textual Records ii) Print Material c) Travel d) Exhibitions and Galleries e)Personal f) Other ] 3) Postcards, Greeting Cards and Ephemera Collection 4) Published Images and Text 5) Professional Photography 6) Promotional Items, Awards and Correspondence 7) Presentation and Interview Materials III / A : 1) Correspondence 2) Personal Papers [ a) Personal Records b) Notes and Notebooks c) Lists and Card Files d) Awards and Retirement ] 3) Personal Photographs 4) House Records [ a) Construction b) Household Records ] 5) Business, Financial and Legal Papers 6) Interviews, Reminiscences Personal Recordings 7) Other Records (Signs, Cartoons, Drawings, etc.) 8) Personal Correspondence and Notes 9) Travel Documents and Maps III / B : 1) Nick Morant Funeral, Memorial and Estate III / C : 1) Mollie Morant Papers 2) Other Family Papers III / D : 1) Sound Recordings 2) Biographical Material 3) Other Papers and Photographs [ a) Burton Wheatley Family b) Other ] 4) Personal and Family Photography 5) Personal Interest and Gifts
- Name Access
- Morant, Nicholas
- Subject Access
- Environment
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Transportation
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Banff
- British Columbia
- Peru
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Canada
- Manitoba
- New Brunswick
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- Nova Scotia
- Ontario
- Quebec
- Saskatchewan
- Access Restrictions
- Some restriction/s on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- Finding aids and reference tools: arrangement outline
- series and file description
- electronic and online finding aids
- Creator
- Morant, Nicholas
- Biographical Source Notes
- Brock Silversides; We Live in a Postcard: Banff Family Histories (Banff: Banff History Book Committee, 2005)
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed / Unprocessed
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Sunshine Ski Lodge Photographs
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- Part Of
- Jim Brewster family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to views of the construction of Sunshine Ski Lodge; Sunshine area, including Mt. Assiniboine area; skiing at Sunshine; Sunshine area and skiers at Sunshine by R.B.R. [Rushworth], 14 items; panorama prints and negatives of Sunshine area; some views by Nicholas Morant; postcards of Suns…
- Date Range
- 1934-1948
- Reference Code
- V90 / I / PA - 1 to 122
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
2 images
- Part Of
- Jim Brewster family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M436 / V90
- Series
- I. Jim Brewster
- Sous-Fonds
- V90
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V90 / I / PA - 1 to 122
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1934-1948
- Physical Description
- 122 photographs : prints, negatives;
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to views of the construction of Sunshine Ski Lodge; Sunshine area, including Mt. Assiniboine area; skiing at Sunshine; Sunshine area and skiers at Sunshine by R.B.R. [Rushworth], 14 items; panorama prints and negatives of Sunshine area; some views by Nicholas Morant; postcards of Sunshine Ski Lodge by C.A. Beil, 2 items; also views of early snowmobiles at Sunshine.
- Name Access
- Brewster, Jim
- Morant, Nicholas (Nick)
- Subject Access
- Skiing
- Ski areas
- Sports and recreation
- Sunshine Ski Resort
- Transportation
- Winter
- Geographic Access
- Sunshine Ski Resort
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Canada
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Z-245. Passenger special, 1954
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- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Scope & Content
- Canadian Pacific Railway passenger train near Canmore and at "Morant's Curve" near Lake Louise, Banff National Park AB
- Date Range
- 1954
- Reference Code
- V500 / I / A / 1 / c / A5 / Z-245
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Film
- Transparency
1 image
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M300 / S20 / V500
- Series
- I.A. Photography : negatives and transparencies
- Sous-Fonds
- V500
- Sub-Series
- 1.c. Darkroom files : colour II
- Accession Number
- 7438
- Reference Code
- V500 / I / A / 1 / c / A5 / Z-245
- GMD
- Film
- Transparency
- Date Range
- 1954
- Physical Description
- 5 photographs : col. slides ; large format 17.5 x 12 cm
- Scope & Content
- Canadian Pacific Railway passenger train near Canmore and at "Morant's Curve" near Lake Louise, Banff National Park AB
- Name Access
- Morant, Nicholas (Nick)
- Subject Access
- Advertising
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Train
- Trains
- Photography
- Scenery
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Morant's Curve
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Canada
- Language
- NA
- Finding Aid
- yes
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Z-344. Canadian, Lake Louise S curve
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- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Scope & Content
- "The Canadian" passenger train, Canadian Pacific Railway, at "Morant's Curve" near Lake Louise, Banff National Park AB
- Date Range
- [c. 1930 - 1980]
- Reference Code
- V500 / I / A / 1 / c / A5 / NS / Z-344
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Film
- Transparency
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M300 / S20 / V500
- Series
- I.A. Photography : negatives and transparencies
- Sous-Fonds
- V500
- Sub-Series
- 1.c. Darkroom files : colour II
- Accession Number
- 7438
- Reference Code
- V500 / I / A / 1 / c / A5 / NS / Z-344
- GMD
- Film
- Transparency
- Date Range
- [c. 1930 - 1980]
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : col. slides ; large format 17.5 x 12 cm
- Scope & Content
- "The Canadian" passenger train, Canadian Pacific Railway, at "Morant's Curve" near Lake Louise, Banff National Park AB
- Name Access
- Morant, Nicholas (Nick)
- Subject Access
- Advertising
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Train
- Trains
- Photography
- Scenery
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Morant's Curve
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Canada
- Language
- English
- Finding Aid
- yes
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Content Details
- The A5 denotes part II (two) of the colour series
- Processing Status
- Processed
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472. VIA Canadian, M-113, Lake Louise
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- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Scope & Content
- "The Canadian" passenger train, Canadian Pacific Railway, at "Morant's Curve" near Lake Louise, Banff National Park AB
- Date Range
- [c. 1930 - 1980]
- Reference Code
- V500 / I / A / 1 / b / A4 / NA - 472
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Film
- Negative
- Transparency
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M300 / S20 / V500
- Series
- I.A. Photography : negatives and transparencies
- Sous-Fonds
- V500
- Sub-Series
- 1.c. Darkroom files : colour I
- Accession Number
- 7438
- Reference Code
- V500 / I / A / 1 / b / A4 / NA - 472
- GMD
- Film
- Negative
- Transparency
- Date Range
- [c. 1930 - 1980]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. negative ; 5.71 x 5.71 cm
- Scope & Content
- "The Canadian" passenger train, Canadian Pacific Railway, at "Morant's Curve" near Lake Louise, Banff National Park AB
- Name Access
- Morant, Nicholas (Nick)
- Subject Access
- Advertising
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Train
- Trains
- Photography
- Scenery
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Morant's Curve
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Canada
- Language
- NA
- Finding Aid
- yes
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Content Details
- The A4 denotes part I (one) of the colour series ; A5 deontes part II (two)
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Pat Brewster Scrapbook
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- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to a scrapbook of ephemera and memorabelia pertaining to Pat Brewster. Includes newsclippings and sketches pertaining to Nicholas Morant, personal correspondence letters and greeting cards sent from Pat Brewster, and photographs of Pat Brewster and his family.
- Date Range
- ca. 1981
- Reference Code
- M8 / 7927
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Scrapbook
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M8 / V8 / S8
- Series
- Accession number : 7927
- Sous-Fonds
- M8
- Accession Number
- 7927
- Reference Code
- M8 / 7927
- GMD
- Scrapbook
- Date Range
- ca. 1981
- Physical Description
- 7.5 of textual records (30 pages ; 30.5 x 38 cm)
- History / Biographical
- Sheila Keough had worked with Pat Brewster on his books
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to a scrapbook of ephemera and memorabelia pertaining to Pat Brewster. Includes newsclippings and sketches pertaining to Nicholas Morant, personal correspondence letters and greeting cards sent from Pat Brewster, and photographs of Pat Brewster and his family.
- Name Access
- Brewster, Pat
- Morant, Nicholas (Nick)
- Keough, Sheila
- Subject Access
- Art
- Brewster Brothers
- Christmas
- Community life
- Family
- Family and personal life
- Holidays
- Mountains
- Newspaper
- Postcards
- Royal Canadian Legion, Colonel Moore Branch No.26
- Travel
- Wildlife
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Moraine Lake
- Lake O'Hara
- Banff National Park
- Yoho National Park
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Canada
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Rehouse with paper
- Finding Aid
- No
- Creator
- Keough, Sheila
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Warden Scrapbook #1
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- Part Of
- Ulysses LaCasse fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a scrapbook of photographs of warden activities, including wolf management; group warden portraits; Castle Mountain area; Joe Smith of Silver City; burled trees; LaCasse family members, including grandchildren; and Ulysses LaCasse, ca.1937-1960. Also includes memos sent between Ul…
- Date Range
- 1946-1947
- Reference Code
- M90 / 8 / 1
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Scrapbook
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Ulysses LaCasse fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M90 / V340
- Sous-Fonds
- M90
- Sub-Series
- II / A Personal / professional series : Scrapbooks
- Accession Number
- 617
- Reference Code
- M90 / 8 / 1
- GMD
- Scrapbook
- Date Range
- 1946-1947
- Physical Description
- 1 textual record (1 v.)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a scrapbook of photographs of warden activities, including wolf management; group warden portraits; Castle Mountain area; Joe Smith of Silver City; burled trees; LaCasse family members, including grandchildren; and Ulysses LaCasse, ca.1937-1960. Also includes memos sent between Ulysses LaCasse and K.B. Mitchell, Chief Park Warden and photographs taken by Nicholas Morant.
- Name Access
- LaCasse, Ulysses
- Mitchell, K.B.
- Morant, Nicholas (Nick)
- Subject Access
- Animal Paddock
- Banff Zoo
- Bears
- Castle Mountain
- Conservation
- Ecology
- Environment and Nature
- Family and personal life
- Guides
- National parks and reserves
- Parks Canada
- Wardens
- Wildlife
- Wolves
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Johnston Canyon
- Bow Valley
- Castle Mountain
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Canada
- Language
- English
- Creator
- LaCasse, Ulysses
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file. #1 written on cover
- Processing Status
- Processed
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R-102. Bulk grain train, M-113, Lake Louise '77
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- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Scope & Content
- At "Morant's Curve" on Canadian Pacific Railway near Lake Louise, Banff National Park AB
- Date Range
- 1977
- Reference Code
- V500 / I / A / 1 / b / A2 / NA / R-102
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Film
- Negative
- Transparency
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M300 / S20 / V500
- Series
- I.A. Photography : negatives and transparencies
- Sous-Fonds
- V500
- Sub-Series
- 1.b.A2 Darkroom files : black/white I
- Accession Number
- 7438
- Reference Code
- V500 / I / A / 1 / b / A2 / NA / R-102
- GMD
- Film
- Negative
- Transparency
- Date Range
- 1977
- Physical Description
- 3 photographs : b&w negatives ; 5.71 x 5.71 cm
- Scope & Content
- At "Morant's Curve" on Canadian Pacific Railway near Lake Louise, Banff National Park AB
- Name Access
- Morant, Nicholas (Nick)
- Subject Access
- Advertising
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Train
- Trains
- Photography
- Scenery
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Morant's Curve
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Canada
- Language
- NA
- Finding Aid
- yes
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Content Details
- The A2 denotes part I (one) of the b&w series ; A3 denotes part II (two)
- Processing Status
- Processed
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[Nicholas Morant photographing women]
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of Nicholas Morant photographing two unidentified women on the shore of a lake or river, probably for an advertisement.
- Date Range
- [ca. 1945-1955]
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 3 / PA - 91
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
1 image
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- V683 / III / A / 3 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Various Views of Banff and Area
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 3 / PA - 91
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1945-1955]
- Physical Description
- Photograph: 1 print; b&w.
- Scope & Content
- Image of Nicholas Morant photographing two unidentified women on the shore of a lake or river, probably for an advertisement.
- Name Access
- Morant, Nicholas (Nick)
- Subject Access
- Photography
- Geographic Access
- Lake Louise
- Banff National Park
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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[Nicholas Morant with camera]
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of Nicholas Morant calling out and holding camera
- Date Range
- [ca.1945-1955]
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 2 / PA - 68
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
1 image
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- V683 / III / A / 2 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Portraits and Photographs of Artwork
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 2 / PA - 68
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca.1945-1955]
- Physical Description
- Photographs: 1 print (front and back) ; b&w.
- Scope & Content
- Image of Nicholas Morant calling out and holding camera
- Name Access
- Morant, Nicholas (Nick)
- Subject Access
- Camera
- Photography
- Language
- NA
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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